Unityville, Lycoming County, PA

[GA_Dave]

The second question.  Tanker 321, 1980 Ford 9000  1000/2000, X-NJ, not sure where.  Also, there is a Grumman emblem on the body, but inside the cab is a 1980 Oren certification.  Where did the rig come from, fire company, and was this originally an Oren, with a Grumman refurb?

Grumman entered the fire apparatus business when they purchased Howe in the mid 1970's.  Oren and Coast were part of Howe and part of the package.  Apparatus were still being built in all three factories for a while, but eventually the Oren and Howe nameplates were dropped.  This rig has a Howe production number (15950-V), which was adopted by Grumman for all apparatus.  Earlier Oren rigs had a different set of numbers.  The "V" at the end of the number shows that it was built in the Vinton, VA facility.  To sum it all up, this came from the factory as an Oren-Grumman.